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and spending at 22% of gdp. the president is lower than that on revenue, but above the long- term average because we have to pay for the retirement and the aging population. >> this is the challenge of fiscal consolidation, to think about working these things through. as he starts to think about the numbers and what is a tax cut and what is not, you need to understand in a lot of the baselines you will see there is all sorts of revenue coming from creep.t if we make no changes, 50% -- 50 years out of everybody is in the top brackets. governor romney is clear he is shooting to have government top out at 20% of gdp, and there is ample room to achieve the objectives like that. if you do, a historical level of revenue would not be sufficient to balance the budget, but it would be sufficient to stabilize debt. >> my understanding is -- >> understand -- identify yourself, please. >> my understanding is that presidential candidate need huge amounts of cash to run these campaigns. it seems like it is inevitable that the
and spending at 22% of gdp. the president is lower than that on revenue, but above the long- term average because we have to pay for the retirement and the aging population. >> this is the challenge of fiscal consolidation, to think about working these things through. as he starts to think about the numbers and what is a tax cut and what is not, you need to understand in a lot of the baselines you will see there is all sorts of revenue coming from creep.t if we make no changes, 50% -- 50...
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what is their moral obligation there? maybe they do not have a big staff, but it is not as if they are not making pools of money on these false ads. if they have the money resources, it is just a matter of how they choose to deploy than. >> other questions? >> from the national institute of civil discourse. jim started with the example of how effective it has been, the 47% of people not paying income tax, that is falling out of speeches. you brought in micro-targeting. this particular fact, in terms of responses we get from the public, has clearly stuck. people are repeating it -- ordinary people, not media. my question is, given this campaign consultants -- every cycle, their goal is how to get more and more sophisticated about micro-targeting. in this campaign, with so few undecided voters, i wonder if you are collectively starting to think about how to take fact checking into the micro- targeting area, particularly at this late stage in the campaign? >> i think the challenge is to find out what those messages are. if t
what is their moral obligation there? maybe they do not have a big staff, but it is not as if they are not making pools of money on these false ads. if they have the money resources, it is just a matter of how they choose to deploy than. >> other questions? >> from the national institute of civil discourse. jim started with the example of how effective it has been, the 47% of people not paying income tax, that is falling out of speeches. you brought in micro-targeting. this...
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what is their moral obligation there? maybe they do not have a big staff, but it is not as if they are not making pools of money on these false ads. if they have the money resources, it is just a matter of how they choose to deploy than. >> other questions? >> from the national institute of civil discourse. jim started with the example of how effective it has been, the 47% of people not paying income tax, that is falling out of speeches. you brought in micro-targeting. this particular fact, in terms of responses we get from the public, has clearly stuck. people are repeating it -- ordinary people, not media. my question is, given this campaign consultants -- every cycle, their goal is how to get more and more sophisticated about micro-targeting. in this campaign, with so few undecided voters, i wonder if you are collectively starting to think about how to take fact checking into the micro- targeting area, particularly at this late stage in the campaign? >> i think the challenge is to find out what those messages are. if t
what is their moral obligation there? maybe they do not have a big staff, but it is not as if they are not making pools of money on these false ads. if they have the money resources, it is just a matter of how they choose to deploy than. >> other questions? >> from the national institute of civil discourse. jim started with the example of how effective it has been, the 47% of people not paying income tax, that is falling out of speeches. you brought in micro-targeting. this...
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>> i think taxes are morally neutral. what is done with it can be good or bad. >> let me move on to health care. [laughter] i tried. this week, the census bureau that i alluded to earlier, they also talked about the state of health care in this country can it said that texas now has 5.8 million uninsured citizens, down as a percentage of our overall population. now 23% of our overall population is uninsured. we have the most in the country. along with that, i report by stephen murdoch can michael klein said that, if only we would embrace the federal health care reform, we could insure 3 million texans by 2014. in a state with the most citizens uninsured in the country, why would we not try something that at least some people believe would ensure more than 3 million of our fellow citizens? >> right now, the nation is struggling with obamacare and what will happen if it is fully implemented. i think that is one of the central issues at stake in november. it is one of the central issues at stake in the presidential race and
>> i think taxes are morally neutral. what is done with it can be good or bad. >> let me move on to health care. [laughter] i tried. this week, the census bureau that i alluded to earlier, they also talked about the state of health care in this country can it said that texas now has 5.8 million uninsured citizens, down as a percentage of our overall population. now 23% of our overall population is uninsured. we have the most in the country. along with that, i report by stephen...
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they had 21 or 22 debates. that's going to produce a certain amount of fat checks and they're all going to be about republicans and that's going to skew the numbers. >> there were debates in january. jim's observation is absolutely correct. when i first started fact check, we were getting screams from democrats because so many of the criticisms we had at a time, late in 2003, in the middle of the democratic process, they are all about democrats because george bush was wisely keeping his mouth shut while dick gephardt, howard dean, and others told horrible falsehoods about each other. so you are only criticizing democrats? at the time, that was probably true. i get complaints from republicans when we defend republicans from falsehood said by another. they haven't even read the story. i reject the idea where singling out either party for undue attention. if we were, how come rachel m ,ddow is not bill's biggest fan sometimes and not very factual way, what he has said about liberals. what we do is apply the standa
they had 21 or 22 debates. that's going to produce a certain amount of fat checks and they're all going to be about republicans and that's going to skew the numbers. >> there were debates in january. jim's observation is absolutely correct. when i first started fact check, we were getting screams from democrats because so many of the criticisms we had at a time, late in 2003, in the middle of the democratic process, they are all about democrats because george bush was wisely keeping his...
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the problem with allowing document is students brought to this country as children and to have good moral character to change their legal status? >> thank you. this is something that can be solved in washington. it will take republicans and democrats, together to make this happen. the dream act will not pass. the reason is because the majority party keeps putting it on the floor without amendments or discussion. if you think you will pass a piece of legislation, republican or democrat, and put that thing on the floor and restrict discussion and restrict amendments, it will not pass. there are things we agree on. i would argue we agree on 80%. i support immigration reform. i have worked with members of the united states senate will try to put together immigration reform. i have had this discussion. let's have this work for america. you should not have to pay thousands of dollars in order to emigrate. you should not have to hire a lawyer. use it -- it cannot take you years. we agree on a lot of things. let's have open discussion. let's not keep throwing a bill on the floor and let's work to
the problem with allowing document is students brought to this country as children and to have good moral character to change their legal status? >> thank you. this is something that can be solved in washington. it will take republicans and democrats, together to make this happen. the dream act will not pass. the reason is because the majority party keeps putting it on the floor without amendments or discussion. if you think you will pass a piece of legislation, republican or democrat,...
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they got 22 percent of the vote. then later in the century, there was the farmers -- an uprising by the farmers and populist party. they wanted government control of railroads, they wanted a graduated income tax. they wanted control of big business. they felt big business had too much power and too much clout and they became a counter force. they hoped to be a counter force. but in each of those parties, the idea came about, and then they looked for the candidate starting in the 20th century, the individual, the charismatic candidate came to the fore, leading a party, you know, teddy roosevelt, for example, in 1912, who had been president, he ran as a bull moose progressive, george wallace in 1968, ross perot in 1992, and nader in 2000. so they tended to be a combination of personality and issue-driven. earlier, just issue-driven. host: our line is open for members of third parties, our guest is donald green, joining from us tamper kwrarbgs florida. let me share with you a part of the interview that we said will air
they got 22 percent of the vote. then later in the century, there was the farmers -- an uprising by the farmers and populist party. they wanted government control of railroads, they wanted a graduated income tax. they wanted control of big business. they felt big business had too much power and too much clout and they became a counter force. they hoped to be a counter force. but in each of those parties, the idea came about, and then they looked for the candidate starting in the 20th century,...
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it is largely dedicated to the memory with respect to the moral failure of nations that fail to act as well as righteousness. i thought that one of the lessons of the holocaust, that is what they tell everyone in grade school, when a madman says that he is deciding to kill a certain group of people, you take him seriously. you are supposed to listen to people at their word. do we listen and internalize everything? -- he never actually said the final solution. >> what he said was if there is war, you hold the jews responsible. i remember that speech. >> ok. so i think the prime minister at one point equated hitler with him. some people in israel were critical of that. >> why? >> he is not that he is not quite that. >> i do not know how you distinguish between killing all jews and killing all jews within your authority. >> if we have learned 70 years later the lessons of the holocaust, why isn't the united states and the world taking the president more seriously? >> i was shocked when the new the "new york of th e" ne times" said, why should we not have the bombs? president obama said we
it is largely dedicated to the memory with respect to the moral failure of nations that fail to act as well as righteousness. i thought that one of the lessons of the holocaust, that is what they tell everyone in grade school, when a madman says that he is deciding to kill a certain group of people, you take him seriously. you are supposed to listen to people at their word. do we listen and internalize everything? -- he never actually said the final solution. >> what he said was if there...
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spread, help improve credit in our own country between 1820 and 1998 real per-capita gdp increased 22 fold. as the most prosperous nation, it is our duty to keep the engine of prosperity running. to open markets across the globe at a spread prosperity. we should do it because it is the right moral course is also economically the smart thing for us to do. in our export industry, the typical job pays more than what jobs in comparable industries make. we have lost over 500,000 manufacturing jobs over the last four years. as president i will reverse that trend by ensuring we have trade that works for america. i want to negotiate new trade agreements and ask congress to promote trade negotiating authority, to expand the transpacific partnership and what i call the reagan economic zone, where any nation can participate in a new community committed to free and fair trade. i have laid out a new approach for a new era. we will couple prayed with trade and private investment and partnerships to empower individuals, and courage innovators, and reward entrepreneurs. we should not forget and canno
spread, help improve credit in our own country between 1820 and 1998 real per-capita gdp increased 22 fold. as the most prosperous nation, it is our duty to keep the engine of prosperity running. to open markets across the globe at a spread prosperity. we should do it because it is the right moral course is also economically the smart thing for us to do. in our export industry, the typical job pays more than what jobs in comparable industries make. we have lost over 500,000 manufacturing jobs...
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our expenditures 22%. that is $1.50 trillion. we have to bring that together to 18%. bring bowls simpson to the floor. let's have the argument. we cannot get the majority leader to bring that to the floor. allow amendments and discussion and we can solve this problem if both sides work together. >> my opponents speaks a good game. the fact of the matter is i have been working to bring down the deficit for years. it is very important we do it for the very reason that was stated about national security. let's examine the facts. my number one, too, and three priorities are creating jobs in the state of nevada. we help small businesses, make nevada the energy jobs capital of the united states, we create good paying jobs right here in the state of nevada, help our tourism industry create good paying jobs. my opponent does not do anything for middle income families. he does nothing to get people back to work. i am fighting day and night to make sure we get good paying jobs, that we keep people in their homes, that we protect medicare and social security. my opponent is voti
our expenditures 22%. that is $1.50 trillion. we have to bring that together to 18%. bring bowls simpson to the floor. let's have the argument. we cannot get the majority leader to bring that to the floor. allow amendments and discussion and we can solve this problem if both sides work together. >> my opponents speaks a good game. the fact of the matter is i have been working to bring down the deficit for years. it is very important we do it for the very reason that was stated about...
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a member of that to 22 states in 2001. six reports that the pay higher rates for high-quality cases. the reimbursement rates, even at the highest quality level, is before that 70 percent of current market rates. quality rating systems isn't interesting way to help parents understand but higher-quality care. they're not real if parents do not have the money to access high-quality care. if providers to not get the support they need to improve their settings. a families receiving a child care assistance because of low rates might have difficulty finding any job your option in their neighborhoods. dr. centers are shutting their doors in low income communities -- child care centers are shutting their doors in low- income communities. i urge presidential candidates to listen to the moms and the providers. in new york city, three- quarters of families on the waiting list reported that this was negatively affecting their children. my child is six months of your old. -- six months old. they find a very challenging to worked. in nor
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>> i think taxes are morally neutral. what i done with it can be good or bad. >> let me move on to health care. [laughter] i tried. this week, t census bureau that i alluded to earlier, they also talked about the state of health care in this country can it sd that texas now has 5.8 million uninsured citizens, down as a percentage of our overall population. now 23% of our overall population is uninsured. we have the most in the country. along with that, i report by stephen murdoch can michael klein said that, if only we would embrace the federal health care reform, we could insure 3 million texans by 2014. in a state with the most citizens uninsured in the country, why would we not try something that at least some people believe would ensure more than 3 million of our fellow citizens? >> right now, the nation is struggling with obamacare and what will happen if it is fully implemented. i think that is one of the central issues at stake in november. it is one of the central issues at stake in the presidential race and in th
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that is very much in line and in touch with what governor romney said about the 47%. my opponent does not seem to care much about them either. he voted five times to give tax breaks to corporations to ship our jobs overseas. he votednine times to continue its tax subsidies. he voted twice to and medicare -- and medicare by turning it over to private insurance companies. that is not providing a safety net. that is creating a problem for the people in the state of nevada. the people of the state of nevada,they need to know who is fighting for them and who is fighting for the big guys. whatever my opponent says, he talks a good game rather than spending with middle income people from nevada who lost their jobs through no fault of their own, he has been taking care of business at home. he has been voting with wall street and corp's shipping jobs overseas. you want to create jobs? invest in nevada's fledging renewable energy companies. he voted against investing in nevada's companies that will create good paying jobs right here in nevada. that's what a nevada senator has t
that is very much in line and in touch with what governor romney said about the 47%. my opponent does not seem to care much about them either. he voted five times to give tax breaks to corporations to ship our jobs overseas. he votednine times to continue its tax subsidies. he voted twice to and medicare -- and medicare by turning it over to private insurance companies. that is not providing a safety net. that is creating a problem for the people in the state of nevada. the people of the state...
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. >> wednesday, president obama and mitt romney have their first presidential debate. joins the stand for the debate and post-debate coverage. join us live. >> now a debate from the 2000 presidential campaign. vice president al gore was nominated by the democrats and texas gov. george w. bush was the republican choice that your. their first three meetings that -- their thirst -- their first of three meetings that year was held in boston. this is an hour and 45 minutes. >> good evening from the clark athletic center at the university of massachusetts in boston. i'm jim lehrer of the newshour on pbs, and i welcome you to the first of three 90-minute debates between the democratic candidate for president, vice president al gore and the republican candidate, governor george w. bush of texas. the debates are sponsored by the commission on presidential debates and they will be conducted within formats and rules agreed to between the commission and the two campaigns. we'll have the candidates at podiums. no answer to a question can exceed two minutes. rebuttal is limited to o
. >> wednesday, president obama and mitt romney have their first presidential debate. joins the stand for the debate and post-debate coverage. join us live. >> now a debate from the 2000 presidential campaign. vice president al gore was nominated by the democrats and texas gov. george w. bush was the republican choice that your. their first three meetings that -- their thirst -- their first of three meetings that year was held in boston. this is an hour and 45 minutes. >> good...
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we have -- our military, the morale is high. i think the people should understand that two-thirds of the defense budget pays for pay and salary, or pay and pension. and then you add to that food and wardrobe, and all the other things, and you only have a small portion going for weapons. but i am determined that if ever our men are called on, they should have the best that we can provide in the manner of tools and weapons. there has been reference to expensive spare parts, hammers costing $500. well, we are the ones who found those. i think we've given the american people back their spirit. i think there's an optimism in the land and a patriotism, and i think that we're in a position once again to heed the words of thomas paine, who said, "we have it in our power to begin the world over again.'' >> thank you, mr. reagan. mr. mondale, the closing words are now yours. >> i want to thank the league of women voters and the city of louisville for hosting this evening's debate. i want to thank president reagan for agreeing to debate. h
we have -- our military, the morale is high. i think the people should understand that two-thirds of the defense budget pays for pay and salary, or pay and pension. and then you add to that food and wardrobe, and all the other things, and you only have a small portion going for weapons. but i am determined that if ever our men are called on, they should have the best that we can provide in the manner of tools and weapons. there has been reference to expensive spare parts, hammers costing $500....